Westeros

And now the celebration of the 10th anniversary of The World of Ice and Fire comes to its conclusion, with a piece of art that is very different from everything that’s come before it.

I’ve seen confusion about the “canon” nature of the artwork, despite out initial post indicating that this is a wholly unofficial series of commissions, for a wholly unofficial anniversary celebration. That said, of course, we direct the artists to the books, and in the cases of dragons we felt free to give them the colors that George had indicated to us for The Rise of the Dragon, which we couldn’t find a way to share in all cases.

But this piece of art, by the terrific Fran Vegas, is different. The location is one that has been referenced, and glimpsed once in official art (in The World of Ice and Fire in fact): Summerhall. But the scene… well, we admit, that is what some fans call “headcanon”. We just love the idea of the image, and feeling free to see it rendered by a capable of artist, we asked for it.

And that concludes the anniversary, as far as Westeros.org is concerned. Linda and I? We’ll be at dinner right about now, because not only is this the 10th year to the day of the publication of The World of Ice and Fire, it’s also our 10th wedding anniversary.

We thank you all for the well-wishes, and all the support we’ve had over all the years.